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nitazenes

nitazenes is the plural of nitazene.

Meaning of nitazene

Noun

nitazene (countable and uncountable, plural nitazenes)

  1. (uncountable) A synthetic opioid derived from 2-benzylbenzimidazole.
  2. (countable) Any of a group of potent synthetic opioids with a structure related to nitazene, never approved for clinical use but manufactured as illicit drugs or adulterants thereof.
    • Several 2-benzylbenzimidazole opioids (also referred to as “nitazenes”) recently emerged on the illicit market. […] MOR activity determination confirmed that nitazenes are generally highly active, with potencies and efficacies of several analogues exceeding that of fentanyl.2021, Marthe M. Vandeputte, Katleen Van Uytfanghe, et al., “Synthesis, Chemical Characterization, and μ‑Opioid Receptor Activity Assessment of the Emerging Group of “Nitazene” 2‑Benzylbenzimidazole...

Questions about nitazenes

What is nitazenes the plural of?
Nitazenes is the plural of nitazene.

Words near nitazenes in the dictionary

  1. nit-picky
  2. Nita
  3. nitarsone
  4. Nitasha
  5. nitazene
  6. nitazenes
  7. nitazoxanide
  8. nitch
  9. nitches
  10. nitchevo
  11. nitchie

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